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Amended Basic Conditions of Employment Act
44. Employment of children of 15 years or older
as amended by the
Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act, 2002, Contract Cleaning Wage increase, and Domestic workers wage increase 1 Dec 2007
Chapter 6 : Prohibition of employment of children and forced labour
44. Employment of children of 15 years or older
(1) Subject to section 43(2), the Minister may, on the advice of the Commission, make regulations to prohibit or place conditions on the employment of children who are at least 15 years of age and no longer subject to compulsory schooling in terms of any law.
(2) A person who employs a child in contravention of subsection (1) commits an offence.
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